Police, firm accuse Lagos businessman of land-grabbing in disputed N1 billion Lekki property

Lagos Zone 2 cops command and a realty advancement business Skyview Properties have actually faulted a petition sent to the Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, the Police Service Commission and the National Assembly over a challenged home situated at Plot 77, Lekki Phase 1 in the state. A business person, Akeem Osuolale Ogunseye, through his attorney Marshal Abubakar, petitioned the trio over the home and implicated the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the command, Moshood Jimoh, of land grabbing, abuse of workplace, abuse of power and destructive damage of the home.

Mr Ogunseye, who declared to be the helpful owner of the residential or commercial property, stated he and his member of the family had actually remained in serene ownership of the home because its purchase, keeping in mind that he developed a household home and structure for 10 extra homes valued at over 1,000,000,000.

He even more implicated Mr Jimoh of mobilising greatly armed tactical cops detachments along with sturdy demolition equipment to the website.

The command, in a declaration released by its representative Afolayan Gbenga on Tuesday, explained the claims as naughty and deceptive.

“The Assistant Inspector General of Police likewise did not at any time leave his workplace to where the home lies with cops to monitor any demolition of any residential or commercial property. This is likewise deceptive and naughty allegation versus the AIG that is not corroborated with any truth or proof.

“Consequently, Akeem Osuolale Ogunseye lacks any doubt, a meddlesome trespasser and a desperate land grabber who would stop at absolutely nothing in spite of a surviving court judgment to commit strong takeover at will and with using violence, of the residential or commercial property at Plot 37, Block 77, Lekki Peninsular Scheme 1, Lekki, Lagos, whose legal owner has actually remained in legal belongings considering that 1993,” the declaration stated.

The command even more dismissed claim that the petition sent to the AIG was torn, including that it was offered for examination.

“His petition was not torn as declared in the media publication and it is offered in our records for assessment. Akeem Osuolale Ogunseye is at liberty and might want to report back to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zonal Criminal Investigation Department where his matter is being managed. It is apparent that the rejecting of the petition to sway the course of justice by Akeem Osuolale Ogunseye is plainly the reason he is utilizing the media to revile the stability of the AIG,” it included.

Skyview, in a declaration on Wednesday, determined itself as the rightful owner of the home, keeping in mind that it lawfully bought it in 2008.

The property business, which kept in mind that there was absolutely nothing in the landed matter that worried Mr Jimoh, included that the AIG just stepped in to bring back peace and guarantee that both celebrations waited for the choice of the high court, which was then hearing the case.

“The current project of blackmail versus AIG Jimoh and Skyview is a simple effort to work up public belief by an individual who has no right in law and in reality to the residential or commercial property in concern however has actually turned to self-help and making use of violence to terrify our employees from the home. We will not catch the blackmail.

“While we have all the pertinent files giving ownership of the stated home on us, we wish to state plainly that when the stated Alhaji Ogunseye and his young boys went to the home and wreaked violence on our employees, we reported the case to the then Commissioner of Police, Lagos Command, Mr Jimoh who just bought that both celebrations must wait for the judgement in Court which the authorities might refrain from doing anything on a sub judice matter. He likewise made all the celebrations accept wait for the judgement of the Court because they have actually signed up with concerns in the Court,” the business specified.

The business kept in mind that it just went back to the website to start advancement after the judgement of Justice K. A. Jose, provided on June 30, 2025 in which she released an order of continuous injunction limiting Mr Ogunseye, his representatives and privies from additional trespassing on the stated residential or commercial property.

“It needs to be kept in mind that the stated Mr Ogunseye is a representative of Mr Ajibode and the claim that they have a surviving case at the Court of Appeal goes to no concern as they have no Stay of Execution order from the appellate Court which might avoid Skyview Properties from carrying on with the execution of its authorized strategy by the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Development.

“Mr Ajibode who is the designer has actually eloped to the United States after utilizing the stated Alhaji Ogunseye to start the baseless claims. Ajibode had actually offered the land to a private in 1992 and sent his C of O in addition to performed a Deed of Conveyance to the stated purchaser. Skyview Properties in turn purchased from the purchaser and paid appropriate factor to consider for the residential or commercial property. We likewise paid cash to Ajibode to carry out another Deed of Conveyance to our Company.

“It was long after the conclusion of the deal that Ajibode once again returned with a need which the Company thought about as an extortion strategy. He was requiring N50 million. It was when Skyview informed him we would not catch this video game of blackmail that the stated Alhaji Ogunseye entered into the image as the masquerader behind the general public dance and mobilised some individuals to powerfully get in the residential or commercial property however were withstood,” it included.

The business stated its relocate to submit a

lawsuit and petition the cops commissioner was a presentation of its dedication to due procedure and judicial procedure rather of taking the law into its hand.

It reiterated the truth that the surviving court judgement remained in its favour, including that there was no judicial order limiting the business or contrary to the court judgment.

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